> > So I was wondering if it would be possible to direct all packets
> > send with the host name debain.atkinson.ml.org to the hidden debian
> > machine.
Well, packets are not directed at host names. They are directed at IP
addresses. So, the only way to answer your question is to know, do
the two different hostnames translate to the same IP address, or two
different addresses?
If the two names point to the same IP address, most services will be
incapable of distinguishing between them. The client looks up the
hostname, and sends a packet to the IP address. The server has no idea
what hostname the client looked up. Only the HTTP protocol sends the
hostname as part of the protocol, so it's the only one that would have a
chance in this situation.
If the two IP addresses are different, you could easily set up services
to launch differently. In fact, ipportfw works quite well for this,
able to forward packets destined for a particular interface (which is
what you would use to do this). But we would need more information in
order to see exactly what you're trying to do.
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